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I'm absolutely utterly obsessed with Leigh Bardugo and her fantastic storytelling skills. I loved Six of Crows and again adored Crooked kingdom. Regardless of having seen spoilers for a major event within the book, the whole novel still hit me like a ton of bricks. I love these characters dearly and cannot wait to see them come to life more in the TV show.

I truly recommend this duology to anyone who likes books with adventure and swindling and heists. It completely hit all the right spots for me and I loved every minute of it. I'm giving 4 stars purely because I enjoyed six of crows more. But that is the only reason.

Crooked Kingdom will undoubtedly get a reread once I've finished the next couple of books in the grishaverse. Loved it!
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i love it. i cried my heart out so many times. and i don't want to let go.
adventurous challenging funny lighthearted tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’ll never forgive Leigh Bardugo. She knows what she did. 

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adventurous challenging tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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My heart was racing by the second half, and I almost cried like four times. If that doesn't warrant 5 stars I don't know what does